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Zwigato, Review: Wobbligato
Zwigato, Review: Wobbligato Too good to be true-life, Zwigato might have been inspired by true incidents. The narrative does try to convey that feel. At first, it sucks you in with its no blemish couple and their ideal family. But then the layers come off one by one. There are tropes galore, masquerading as plot points. Is the film narrating the story of a food delivery boy, with interesting twists and turns, or is it taking the delivery boy as a prototype and making him go through the motion…
Triangle of Sadness: An American Marxist and a Russian Capitalist on a $250 M yacht
Triangle of Sadness: An American Marxist and a Russian Capitalist on a $250 m yacht As movies go, there are several advantages of being different. Genre films have been beaten to death and critics, not to mention discerning audiences, are dying to watch something different. There are those who are different by virtue of original ideas, while others are different for the sake of being different. Let’s begin with the title: in the first few minutes of the film, you are told that it is som…
Cannes ACID poster revealed
This year’s visual is by illustrator Xavier Lissilour Metaphoric dream of a diverse cinema, the ACID Cannes 2023 poster invites us into the heart of a luminous and mysterious forest. A place to project into the imaginary world of individuals who build together, through their eyes, new worlds, new possibilities. As many stories as hidden treasures that we wish to share with you. May 17th – 26th …
New festival of Southwest Asian and North African cinema screening in Sydney- 28 – 30 April
The first-ever SWANA Film Festival, presented by Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE) Parramatta, is a 3-day festival of Southwest Asian and North African cinema screening at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta across the weekend – 28 – 30 April 2023! ACE Executive Director Anne Loxley said, “ACE is thrilled to bring the first-ever SWANA Film Festival to Western Sydney. The Festival is an important community-led project that showcases the diverse and important …
Seattle International Film Festival reveals the first sicx titles for the 2023 edition
Take a peek into the movieverse with the first six 49th Seattle International Film Festival titles just announced including the Cannes Grand Jury Prize winner, the sensation that swept the Goya Awards, and a tribute to longtime SIFF Programmer Ruth Hayler. Passes are on sale now and individual tickets go on sale to SIFF Members on April 26 and to the general public on April 27. The Festival takes place in person May 11–21 at venues across Seattle,…
Film Festival Flips Paradigm Upside Down for Filmmakers with refundable submission fees
SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival offers filmmakers risk-free submissions by refunding 100% of the entry fee to all the filmmakers who’s films are not screened at the festival. With film festival entry fees on the rise and many festivals opting to screen films online, SellingYourScreenplay (SYS) is championing new initiatives to give filmmakers more value at festivals. SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival and Screenplay Contest is an annual in-person event held in Los Angeles…
Jonathan Baker’s Annual Viewing Party Celebrates Elvis, Oscar and the Late Paul Sorvino
Jonathan Baker’s Annual Oscar Viewing Party, presented in collaboration with French Riviera Film Festival and Indie Entertainment Media (IEM), was held on the eve of March 12 at Baker Manor in Beverly Hills, at the stunning estate that was once home to Warren Beatty. Elvis is Oscar was the theme of the evening and the cover feature of IEM. Jonathan and Jenny Baker Joining hosts Jonathan and Jenny Baker, and FRFF co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna, were Oscar…
The Stars Will Shine at the Garden State Film Festival
New Jersey’s Premier Independent Film Festival®, the Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) is celebrating its 21st Anniversary of paying tribute to New Jersey’s legacy as the birthplace of the American filmmaking industry. The artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and celebrates this spirit through dramatic screenings and unparalleled film collaborations attracting a diverse audience from around the…
Female Voices Rock Film Festival To Take Place May 5th – May 7th At The Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, NY
The One-Of-A-Kind Film Festival Returns for 3 Days of Live Screenings, Panels, Workshops, & More Female Voices Rock is excited to announce the return of Female Voices Rock Film Festival, taking place from May 5th-7th. Festival goers will once again return to theaters to discover this year’s most inspiring independent stories by women creators. In addition, in-person attendees will experience networking opportunities, workshops, industry talks, and parties during the festival, w…
The American French Film Festival to take place October 18-22 in Los Angeles
America’s First and Largest French Film Festival will Return to the DGA Theater Complex to Showcase Premieres of French Film and Television Series for US and International Distributors and the Public The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) announced today that The American French Film Festival (formerly known as COLCOA) will hold its 27th annual edition and awards competition October 18-22 at the Directors Guild of America Theater on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. “Created by th…
Submit your film to Newport Beach Film Fest SoCal’s largest cinema event!
SUBMIT YOUR FILM HERE Join us in celebrating our 24th Anniversary! The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is now open for submissions in all categories. NBFF will celebrate its 24th anniversary with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. Scheduled to take place October 12 – October 19, 2023 throughout Newport Beach and Orange County, the Festival will screen an international slate of over 300 films, including feature-length narrative, do…
„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Nominee at the Digital Griffix Film Awards Montreal
IBC2023 returns to Amsterdam 15-18 September
IBC is the world’s most inspiring content and technology event bringing together the global media, entertainment and technology industry. Planning is now well underway for this year’s event which will once again offer a world-class exhibition, a jam-packed content agenda plus the return of the Accelerator Media Innovation Programme and IBC Awards. Register your interest today and we’ll keep you updated with all the latest news from IBC and let you know when registration goes…
Unifrance confirms delegation, over 150 buyers already registered
UNIFRANCE DELEGATION BOUND FOR NATPE BUDAPEST Momentum is gathering for the 2023 edition of NATPE Budapest, returning to the banks of the Danube 19-22 June 2023, and over 150 buyers from linear TV channels, streaming platforms and distribution companies have been vetted and registered. Unifrance has also signed on as an event partner, and will be curating a French Pavilion, bringing together French companies looking to grow their reach in the CEE and beyon…
„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Nominee at the Digital Griffix Film Awards Montreal
„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Book with Photos
Oscar Awards revealed
Congratuilations to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” which took the major industry awards at the 95th Academy Awards Sunday night: Oscars for best picture and best director, and cast members earning individual acting awards.
WINNERS & NOMINEES …
Jonathan Baker’s Annual Viewing Party Celebrates Elvis, Oscar and the Late Paul Sorvino
Jonathan Baker’s Annual Oscar Viewing Party, presented in collaboration with French Riviera Film Festival and Indie Entertainment Media (IEM), was held on the eve of March 12 at Baker Manor in Beverly Hills, at the stunning estate that was once home to Warren Beatty. Elvis is Oscar was the theme of the evening and the cover feature of IEM. Jonathan and Jenny Baker Joining hosts Jonathan and Jenny Baker, and FRFF co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna, were Oscar…
Oxford Film Festival 2023 announces filmmaker awards for 20th Anniversary edition
THE 2023 OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS Mike Cheslik’s HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS wins Best Narrative Feature, and G.B. Shannon’s SHOW BUSINESS IS MY LIFE (BUT I CAN’T PROVE IT) wins Best Documentary Feature Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar’s THE BANALITY, and Kelly Duane de la Vega and Zandashé Brown’s IN THE BONES tied for Best Mississippi Feature THE BANALITY, IN THE BONES Oxford, MS (March 11, …
„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Nominee at the Digital Griffix Film Awards Montreal
The CESAR Award Winners
The Night of the 12th Dominik Moll, Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, … Film Benoît Magimel Pacifiction Actor Virginie Efira Paris Memories Actress Nadia Tereszkiewicz Forever Young Promising Actress Bastien Boui…
The Better World Film Forum returns to Cannes MAY, 21st and 22 nd at The Carlton
BETTER WORLD FUND @ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CANNES MAY, 21st & 22 nd 2023 at THE CARLTON HOTEL Sustainable development worldwide, Academia for a Better World Mastermind, Conference, Press, Gala Dinner, Trophy Ceremony, Celebrities, Red Carpet, Liz Mc Comb Showcase Check the FULL BROCHURE AMAZONIA FUND ALLIANCE FOR UNESCO BETTER WORL…
Ruben Östlund, President of the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes
50 years after fellow citizen Ingrid Bergman, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d’or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27. « I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the honor of Jury president for this year’s Competition at the Festival de Cannes. Nowhere in the film world is the anticipation as strong as when the curtain rises on the films in Competition at the Festival…
Honor Awards to three prolific individuals on Opening Night of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival on March 16
Gale Anne Hurd SRFF2023 the 10th-anniversary edition of SR Socially Relevant™Film Festival NY, SRFF 2023, red carpet opens March 16, at the Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater at 5:30 PM. The Opening Ceremony, and Honor Awards at 6:00 PM. The honorees are Gale Anne Hurd (Award-winning Film and TV Producer), Tonya Lewis Lee (producer, film director, writer, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate), and Robert Schenkkan (Pulitzer and Emmy Award-winning author). The Van…
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The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) has been selected in the “TOP 10 BEST FILM FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA” (#6) by USA Today in 2019 among 19 other film festivals in the USA.
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ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION carefuly curated by Bruno Chatelin
December 2022, USA 2 hours 4 minutes
Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.
From Fear City to the City of Dreams. Hear about the greatest American turnaround story from the people who made it happen.
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‘Tales of Babylon’ to screen at Berlin, first look of the feature film available for sneak-peek
First look at “Tales of Babylon” by Pelayo De Lario
Synopsis: In this ultra-hip crime thriller, X and Y are two hitmen which storyline is interwoven with other two hitmen: Mother Nature and The Professional. The lives of these hitmen, a bartender, a kid, her brother, and their gangster leader grandfather intertwine in these wild tales of violence, family and redemption. In this tale of family, crime, and violence in London, the Modern day Babylon….
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In the near future the cosmos gets caught in a bizarre dynamic. The powerful keep their privileges with a prank. They hide nature events behind a gigantic wall and distract from it with a global war. More and more refugees are hiding in the last neutral country.
There, Denise tries to lead a normal life. On her bumpy job and apartment search, she meets Tom, a caretaker and incorrigible optimist, as well as the rebels, who all believe, through their art, that they can still stop the madness.
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ABSOLUTION by Lauren Spohn
Short film by Lauren Spohn (UK: 6 minutes 24 seconds 2022)
Labelled BEST FOR FESTS by curator Bruno Chatelin former head of Fox and Sony in France, filmfestivals.com founder and editor
“I am in a dark forest and something is chasing after me, some sort of creature that reeks fire or something: one part of me wants to run but I cannot move my legs? I am totally paralysed…”
“One last thing”he said : “it’s not your fault !”
A man sees his psychiatrist for help with a difficult hidden family secret. The conversation takes a sinister turn as the psychiatrist pushes deeper into the man’s past. All is not what it seems:
Can he take the tension, will you?
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La Commission saoudienne du film organise le festival « Saudi Film Nights » en France
Cinq courts métrages et un long métrage seront projetés en France dans le cadre d’une série d’événements organisés par la Commission saoudienne du film. Les projections auront lieu à Paris, Toulouse, Montpellier et Lyon et seront suivies d’une séance de questions-réponses avec les réalisateurs et l’équipe. La première projection aura lieu au ciné…
La sélection du Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil 2023
La 45ème édition du festival International de fiklms de Femmes de Créteil se tiendra du 24 mars au 2 avril en présence d’ Agnès Jaoui, Rebecca Zlotowski, Coline Serreau, Annie Ernaux, Michelle Perrot… LA FABRIQUE DE L’ÉMANCIPATION Invitées | Cartes blanches | Masterclass Agnès Jaoui, Coline Serreau, Rebecca Zlotowski Colloque | La fabrique de l’émancipation par Michelle Perrot Rendez-vous exception…
Le PCMMO fête ses 18 ans ! Du 10 __ 21 mars 2023
Cinéma l’Écran, Saint-Denis / Seine-Saint-Denis / Paris Depuis 2006, le Panorama des cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient s’attache à prendre le pouls des pays du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient à travers leur cinéma, en proposant de découvrir sur grand écran la vitalité des cinématographies du Maroc, d’Algérie, de Tunisie, d’Egypte, de Palestine, l’Israël, du Liban, de Syrie, d…
Nouvelle affiche du Festival de Cinéma Péruvien de Paris 2023
Nous vous dévoilons l’affiche de notre quatorzième édition, une création de l’artiste-peintre Soledad, qui poursuit ainsi sa collaboration avec notre festival. Cette 14e édition (12-18 avril) sera plus riche que jamais en émotions et en échanges avec le public. Créé en 2004 par l’association Pérou Pacha, le Festival du Cinéma Péruvien de Paris met…
Reims Polar: French connection Hommage au polar français
reimspolar.com L’hommage de cette année sera dédié au polar français, dont Reims se veut l’étendard à travers sa programmation. Le festival célébrera la diversité, la richesse et le talent du polar made in …
NewImages Festival : mondes virtuels et art numérique – Du 5 au 9 avril au Forum des Images
Créé par le Forum des images, NewImages Festival célèbre du 5 au 9 avril prochains l’art numérique et les mondes virtuels avec une programmation internationale, défricheuse de nouveaux talents et de nouvelles narrations, au croisement des questions contemporaines. Compétition internationale d’œuvres XR en avant-première, focus sur la création au Québec, pionnière dans le domaine, marché…
Le palmarès 2023 des CESAR
Meilleur Film : La Nuit du 12 Meilleure réalisation : Dominik Moll, La Nuit du 12 Meilleure Actrice : Virginie Efira, Revoir Paris Meilleur Acteur : Benoît Magimel, Pacifiction Meilleure Actrice dans un Second Rôle : Noémie Merlant, L’Innocent Meilleur Acteur dans un Second Rôle : Bouli Lanners, La Nuit du 12 Meilleur Espoir Féminin : Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Les Amandiers Meilleur Espoir Masculin : Bastien Bouillon, La Nuit du 12 Meilleu…
Ruben Östlund : le Président du Jury du 76e Festival de Cannes
50 ans après sa compatriote Ingrid Bergman, le réalisateur suédois Ruben Östlund, deux fois Palme d’or, présidera le Jury lors de la 76e édition du Festival de Cannes, qui se tiendra du 16 au 27 mai. « Je suis heureux, fier et empreint d’humilité de me voir confier l’honneur de présider le Jury du Festival de Cannes cette année. Nul autre lieu dans le monde ne suscite un tel…
Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d’autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à …
Reims Polar: French connection Hommage au polar français
reimspolar.com L’hommage de cette année sera dédié au polar français, dont Reims se veut l’étendard à travers sa programmation. Le festival célébrera la diversité, la richesse et le talent du polar made in …
NewImages Festival : mondes virtuels et art numérique – Du 5 au 9 avril au Forum des Images
Créé par le Forum des images, NewImages Festival célèbre du 5 au 9 avril prochains l’art numérique et les mondes virtuels avec une programmation internationale, défricheuse de nouveaux talents et de nouvelles narrations, au croisement des questions contemporaines. Compétition internationale d’œuvres XR en avant-première, focus sur la création au Québec, pionnière dans le domaine, marché…
Les plantes font leur cinéma De la petite boutique des horreurs à Avatar
Les plantes font leur cinéma: De la petite boutique des horreurs à Avatar Un livre de Katia Astafieff en librairie le 1 avril 2023 18.90 € | 224 pages Quelle plante a vraiment tué le héros d’Into the wild ? Quelle est la particularité du rosier du Japon que l’on aperçoit dans un vieux thriller érotique japonais ? Une plante carnivore pourrait-elle vraiment manger un homme, comme dans la Petite…
Palmarès du 29e Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul
Le 29e Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul s’est déropulé avec succès du 28 février au 7 mars 2023) CYCLO D’OR D’HONNEUR (offert par Communauté d’agglomération et la ville de Vesoul) : à M. Lee Yong-kwan, président du Festival International du Film de Busan pour son action en faveur du cinéma (Corée) et à M. …
L’Europe autour de l’Europe 2023 – programme dévoilé
Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer le film de l’ouverture de l’édition 2023. En hommage au grand cinéaste Carlos Saura, qui nous a quittés au mois de février, le Festival projettera son dernier film inédit The Walls Can Talk en première française. Soirée d’ouverture le 14 mars 2023 aux 7 Parnassiens Le 14 mars à 19h30, ne manquez pas l’occasion de découvrir …
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